Can holding, opening, and pouring device



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March 18, 1952 R. L. sToEcKER CAN HOLDING, OPENING, AND POURING DEVICE Filed July 18, 1949 3m entor Az/ss'EL -L L STQE'CKER Gttorneg Patented Mar. 18, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE assasso CAN HOLDING, 01 m IN G, AND POURING VICE.

Russell L. Stoeclier, Santa Ana, Calif.

Application July 18, 1949, erial No. 105,321 '3 Claims. (01. 222-86) This invention relates to a device for receiving a conventional sealed liquid-containing can, opening the same whereby the contents thereof may be poured, and controlling pouring of said contents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device of the character indicated that so can I when the. same is introduced into said container.

conceals a liquid-containing can that the appearance thereof is enhanced for use on the table. 7 Another object of the invention is to provide a novel container whereby a conventional can is readily introduced thereinto so that the top of said can is automatically pierced forpouring of the contents.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel combined piercing and pouring-valve con--'- trol means that renders the operation efiicient, safe and sanitary.

'By means of the present invention, jagged edges on a can, when opened, are safely concealed; the contents remain sealed until pouring is desired to obviate drying of the can contents as may be caused by evaporation; loss of the contents is eliminated since no transfer of said contents is.

made to another container, such as a pitcher; etc.

. of' 'can l is a variable, the same is centered in the receptacle as by leaf springs [3 that extend from the inner wall of body portion 9 toward the'center of the same. For exerting resilient pressure ,against the bottom of can I, closure [9 is provided with a resilient cushion I4 or with its equivalent, such as a spring.

The handle 6 is generally conventional except j'g that the same is hollow, at least in its upper part,

7 for reasons later apparent.

The invention also has for its objects to provide.

such means that are positive in operation, c0n-, venient in use, easily installed in a working position and easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability. f"

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and ar-.

rangements of parts, which will more fully appear in the course of the following description. However, the drawings merely show and the following description merely describes one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or example only.

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. l'is a plan view of a can holding, opening, and pouring device according to the present invention. v

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof as taken on line 2--Z of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The device that is illustrated comprises, gen-.

erally, a container 5 provided with a handle 6 and adapted to receive a conventional can 1 containing evaporated or condensed milk, etc., and

The means 8 comprises a guide bar 15 affixed to the top of body part 9 andextending thereacross. In spaced relation, so as to pierce through diametrically opposite points of the top [6 of can I, bar 15 has two tubular projections IT and [8, each having an angular bottom. edge [9 which terminates in a sharp point 20. Around each tube I1 and 'l 8 there is provided a sealing Washer 21 which seals against can top l6 around the pierced holes 22 formed in said canjtop. A

The guide bar I 5 is provided with opposed longitudinal ways 23 for a slide 24 that is longitudinally movable. Said slide terminates, at one end, in a pouring lip 25 that is opposite to handle 6 and, at the other end, in an extension 26 that, is

superimposed on top of handle 6. A thumbor finger piece or button 21 is provided on slide extension 26. Spaced according to ,tubes Hand l8, slide 24 is formed with holes 28 and 29 adapted to be respectively registered with said tubes I1 and I8 by projecting slide 24 relative to guide bar I5. Normally, slide 24 is held retracted by :a spring 30 which resides in the mentioned hollow of the handle, one end 3i of said spring being engaged with or afiixed to body part 9 and the other end {.321 being engaged with a projection 33 011 the slide extension 26. This projection extends into the hollow of the handle through a suitable opening 34.

valve-controlled means 8 extending across the top of container 5 for piercing and thereby opening In use, the closure portion 10 is swung open .on its hinge H so that a can "I may be introduced into container 5 until the sharp points 29 of tubes I! and I8 encounter can top 16. Then, by pressing against the bottom of can I and, in the opposite direction, on the means 8, said points 20 will pierce the can top and communicate the interior of the can with said tubes. The closure is then swung to closed position and latched, the cushion l4 thereof serving to press the can I in a direction toward bar l5. This pressure will compress washers 2| so that they become efiective seals. Since spring 32 holds slide 2 retracted and thereby holds holes 28 and 29 out of registerwith tubes I! and 18, respectively, the fluid contents of can i are sealed from atmosphere and said contents are protected against contaminating dust, etc. Also, evaporation is minimized.

When it is desired to pour from the can, the

handle 6 is grasped and the thumb engaged with button 2'! to project slide 24 and bring ;holes-28 and 29 into respective register with tubes l1 and l8. Now, when the container 5 is tilted forward, the contents of can T will pour through tube l1 and ontoand ofl pouring lip 2 5, tube I8 and hole 29 serving 'as a vent to the interiorof can i. By releasing button 21, spring 32 is immediately effective to restore the slide to retracted position sealing the-can.

ltwil-l be noted that spillage is obviated even when the container is upset since slide 24 is an effective seal for the can contents, and that the objects-of the invention have been fulfilled in the disclosed embodiment.

While the invention that has been illustrated and described is now regarded as the preferred embodiment, the construction is, of course, subject to modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore not'desired to restrict the invention to the particular form of construction illustrated andv described, but to cover all modifications that-may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. Atdevice of the character described con1pris ing a container for a liquid-containing ca'n,said container having a hinged bottom afiording access for insertingthe can in a direction toward the top of the container, resilient means carried by the hinged bottom for pressing the can upward in the container, a laterally directed handle on the container, there being a guideway extending across the top of the container, two spaced and sharp-ended tubes projecting downwardly from the top of the container and in communication with said guideway, said tubes being adapted to pierce the top of the can and communicate with theinterior thereof when the latter is inserted into the container, a slide on said guideway and having an extension superimposed on the top of the handle, said slide having a finger-engageablev member on said extension for moving the'slide in theslideway, the slide having spaced holes, a pouring lip on the slide on the end thereof opposite to, said extension; and resilient means housed in the handle for holding the slide retracted and.

the holes thereof out of register with the tubes on theguide bar, said slide being adapted to be projected to register said holes with the tubes and to project said pouring lip laterally beyond the container, whereby the contents of the can are 4 adapted to be poured through one of said tubes and its registered hole and off the end of the pouring lip.

2. In a can-holding device, a container for a liquid-containing can, a handle extending laterally from the container and having a hollow por tion adjacent the upper part of the container, a guide bar. extending across the top of the container and aligned with the hollow portion of the handle, spaced sharp-ended tubes projecting downward from the guide bar and adapted to ierce the top of said can and communicate with the interior thereof, a slide guided by the guide bar and having holes spaced according to the spacing of the tubes, a pouring lip provided on one end of the slide, spring means residing in the hollow part of the handle and engaged with the slidato hold the same and the lip thereon retraoted and the holes therein out of register with the tubes, and a finger-piece on said s1i de:for

effecting projection ofthe latter andits pouring lip to compress said spring means and to register said holes and tubes for pouring of the can contents through one hole of the slide and onto the portion of the slide between said latter hole and the pouring lip. I

3.' In a device of the character described,j an open-topped container having a hollow lateral handle, a member constituting a guideway and bridging across said open top, thelupper portion of the handle being aligned with the guideway and constituting an extension of said 'guideway, two spaced and sharp-ended tubesextending downwardrfrom the guideway and adapted to pierce the topof 1a liquidecontaining can positioned in the container, a slide operable in the slideway and provided with a iinger-engageable member on the end thereof extending over the handle and with a pouring lip on theopposite end, a projection on theslide extending into the hollow of the handle, a spring in the hollow of said handle and engagedbetween an adjacent ortion of the container and saidprojection to hold said slide retracted and the pouringlip thereon immediately adjacent the side of the container opposite the handle, there being holes in the slide spaced according to the spacing of the can-piercing tubes, said holes in the retracted position of the slide being out of register with said tubes and the slide, thereby, sealing the contents of thecan, said slide being projectable by a finger of the hand gripping the handle and engaging said finger-engageable member to register the tubes and the holes in the slide so that, upon forward tipping of the container, the contents of the can are poured out of the hole'adjacent the pouring lip, over the slide and off the end of said pouring lip.

RUSSELL L. STOECKE R.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in Lthe file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,072,588 Duncan Sept. 9, 1913 2,040,087 i-lockl May 12-, 1936 2,353,132 Frank Ju1y'l1, 1944 

